Brazil captain Neymar insisted he was happy with the performance despite his side stumbling a 1-0 win over Uruguay in London.

The 26-year-old netted a controversial penalty to secure Brazil a hard-fought victory in a friendly that was anything but on a dank night in the English capital.

Although Brazil were far from their best, Neymar was pleased with the performance. However, the PSG superstar acknowledged there is still plenty of work to do for Tite’s squad.

“I’m happier than after the last matches, because we had an opponent who plays you better, makes you work both defensively and offensively,” Neymar said.

“It was as we imagined. We knew that Uruguay don’t give you much space and that it would be a difficult game because Uruguay are great in the air and there are two strikers who are the biggest in football.

“We knew it would be difficult. But we found ways to play our football and we found ways to be able to impose our rhythm, create chances to score and get the victory.

“We are leaving here happy. But we have to improve still. We know we can be better. We know we have to adjust things, which I think will help our team and our football.

“But anyway, we are very satisfied today with everyone. I congratulate everyone for this game.”